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Definitions for Pimpernel
[1] a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) , having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
[2] any of several plants of the primulaceous genus Anagallis, such as the scarlet pimpernel, typically having small star-shaped flowers
[3] any of several similar and related plants, such as Lysimachia nemorum (yellow pimpernel )
Words nearby Pimpernel
pimentón, pimiento, pimola, pimp, pimp up, pimpernel, pimping, pimple, pimple copper, pimply, pimpmobile
Origin of Pimpernel
1400–50; late Middle English pympernele < Middle French pimprenelle, nasalized variant of Old French piprenelle < Late Latin *piperīnella, equivalent to piper pepper + -īn- -ine1 + -ella diminutive suffix; replacing Old English pipeneale < Late Latin pipīnella, syncopated variant of *piperīnella
Word origin for Pimpernel
C15: from Old French pimpernelle, ultimately from Latin piper pepper ; compare Old English pipeneale